Hawaii's Big Island under rare hurricane landfall threat as Tropical Storm Lala strengthens
HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii's Big Island this weekend, forecasters said Friday, bringing heavy rains that can cause destructive…
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Book Review: "Power and Progress"
My elderly rabbit Giggles has unfortunately been quite sick the past two days (he’s recovering now), so I haven’t had as much time to write. Instead I thought I would…
Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize
I was recently alerted to a new rock opera called 1972 previewing in Boston this fall about women’s lives and abortion in America before Roe v. Wade. The promo site…
Lindsay Clancy’s defense rests at trial over whether postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her kids
BOSTON (AP) — The defense rested its case Friday in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial after eliciting several days of testimony about her mental state before and after she strangled…
Conor Coventry on first return to West Ham United since Charlton Athletic transfer, his contract status and tactical change in midfield set-up
Charlton Athletic midfielder Conor Coventry is adamant that his contractual situation is not any kind of distraction.Tomorrow the 26-year-old is set to make his first return to the London Stadium…
From rural routes to desegregation runs, the yellow school bus faces a new reality
CHICAGO (AP) — They arrived in a kaleidoscope of colors, but one won. For decades, the American school bus has maintained such a standard look that “school bus yellow” is…
U.S. imposes new Cuba sanctions; Progressive wins California special election; Congo Ebola outbreak “growing exponentially”
Residents carry containers while queuing for potable water from a tanker, amid recurring shortages and power outages, in Matanzas, Cuba, on August 6, 2026. Photo by AFP via Getty Images.Friday,…
Tom the Dancing Bug
Follow Ruben Bolling on Substack; join Tom the Dancing Bug’s Inner Hive subscription club; and please visit the Tom the Dancing Bug website, with information about The Complete Tom the…
America's political economy is pretty bleak right now
A month ago I wrote a post reflecting on whether my blog output is as relevant as it used to be:My basic concern is that the U.S. has entered a…
Court slashes $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely calling school shooting a hoax
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas court has slashed the $50 million judgment to $1.5 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones over falsely calling 2012 school shooting a hoax. The…
Did Mark Walter Use People’s Retirement Money To Fund The Dodgers TV Network?
We all know the Dodgers have the best local TV deal in sports. 25 years. $8.35 billion. Average annual payments of $334 million. That’s an absurd amount of money, especially…
Temerity 6: The Date 6-7
Just Evander spying while eating his popcorn.I’m excited to announce that I have a new comic website! My husband has been building this for months now, and it’s now ready…
US Army Corps of Engineers chartered plane crashes near Alaska radar site, killing all 8 aboard
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A small plane chartered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers traveling to the site of a remote aircraft-tracking radar in western Alaska crashed near its…
Ro Khanna, Race Hustler
These days, Representative Ro Khanna seems to swing from one political stunt to the next without stopping to catch his breath. In the past few months, the California Democrat and…
Anthropic's 10-Slide Deck 💰, Blueprint for Agent-First Software🤖, Top SaaS Vendors💳
Another week, another pulse check on Tech.From top insights and reports to new funds, VC jobs, resources, and the hottest deals, here’s everything you need to stay ahead 👇this weekly…
Move over bears. Fat Marmot Week puts a spotlight on the alpine rodents
GOTHIC, Colo. (AP) — Last winter was tough for marmots living high in the Colorado mountains, where researchers say two-thirds of one population died while hibernating because of insufficient snow…
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